Form.
Update!
It was a nice house in a lovely neighborhood. The home owners were oh-so-ready to start some updates. The baths particularly smacked of the 90’s: Cultured marble, pickled stain, gold plumbing fixtures, white tile. They would start upstairs.
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Function.
Rethink...

Finishing touches: Accessories and color add warmth.
What they had: a beautiful new home in Allen, recently purchased rug and seating, with a TV front and center!
What they wanted? Color! Warmth. Lamps. Art. An inviting feel! Finishing...

Unique international furniture is rearranged in Allen home.
Settling into a new home.
After two years it was becoming apparent that between working and traveling there had not been time — nor would be time — to settle into her new home.
Rearranging.
This was the point at which the home owner...

Danby Marble, quarried in the US — A great choice for Kitchen and Bath countertops.
If you are considering marble for your kitchen counter tops, Danby is a terrific choice! Danby Marble is quarried in the US.
Marble performance in Kitchens.
For the past two decades marble has gotten bad press for...

Anthropologie bedding serves as the palette for a new guest room.
Well, jungle bedding anyway…. from Anthropologie. The client purchased this bedding she loved (from a store she loves) which became the palette for this guest room. Decorating on a Shoe String painted the walls in this...

The ottoman was actually an almost-twin-size roll-away bed with a nice cover. The guest bed, actually used(!), would stay, but we were going for a more elegant look. Doing a little(?) updating.
The sofa would be replaced. It was old, not very worn, but uncomfortable. The rug, which was very...

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Our goal was to use the existing furniture and accessories adding new only as necessary.
The first time I met with the Fairview homeowner we made a list of new items we would probably...

The kitchen looks like a party. A Cantina? A patio scene from Mama Mia? Shouldn’t the Pool Bath be as happy as the kitchen it adjoins?
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We started with paint. Sherwin Williams 6765 Spa for the walls and...

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Meanwhile back at the ranch, Heritage Ranch.The cabinets were great quality and in nice condition but the finish was outdated.
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We showed Laura Buchanan of Nob Hill Painting a blackish-brown chest that we...

Decorating on a Shoe String, a service for the cost-conscious, has many happy clients in the Dallas metroplex communities of Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Prosper, Fairview, Murphy, Heath, North Dallas and Westlake.
The company was founded by Ginny Andrews 15 years ago and has morphed to offer turn-key residential remodeling and commercial design as well as furniture and accessory selection, re-arrangement, custom window treatments and window products.